Biggleswade Refurb

Thursday, 26 May 2011 16:30

Biggleswade is a market town and civil parish located on the River Ivel in Bedfordshire. John and Anne Rhodes, both retired, retrofitted their 4 bedroom semi detached home built in the 1970s and reduced their emission by 70%. The measures they installed include a air source heat pump and a Solar hot water.

SuperHome Details
  Value
Money spent on retrofit £32,500 approx since 2004 including £2,900 grants received
Energy rating of property before retrofit 8.7t
Energy rating of property post-retrofit 2.6t
Carbon savings 6.1t
Carbon saving percentage 0.7
Hydro turbine N
Solar PV Y
Underfloor heating N
Thermal/ Loft/ Floor/ Wall Insulation External and Loft insulation
Low energy lighting Y
Water efficient devices Y
Other measures Double Glazing, Low energy appliances
Tags: Apartment , Area of outstanding natural beauty , Boiler
Closed February 2012

The GBR campaign ran from 2009 to 2012 and ended with the passing of the green deal legislation.

Here are our successes
kevin
quoteThe campaign was set up three years ago with the ultimate aim of making it easier for owners to eco-refurb their homes. And to a massive extent we achieved just that. The Green Deal, which is a government policy which will enables all of us to refurb our homes with no upfront costs is a game changer and we are proud to have been a catalyst and indeed on occasion cattle prod to that happening. So now when the landscape of home refurb is changing dramatically, it is time for us to take a back seat too and let the politicking end and the real world Great British Refurb commence. signature